White

Yes.

AnonymousIs "white" a word describing a colour?

Yes, and this is it: WHITE

CJ

Some people argue that white is not a colour (http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/are-black-and-white-colors), but most of us believe that it is.

When we decided to paint our living-room white some years ago, my wife explained to me that there are different shades of white.

Clive

CliveYes.

Thanks for the reply.

If so, then why in journalistic jargon there are communities of colour that include all except the white people who seem to be colourless.

AnonymousIf so, then why in journalistic jargon there are communities of colour that include all except the white people who seem to be colourless.

Could you give an example of this?

AnonymousIf so, then why in journalistic jargon there are communities of colour that include all except the white people who seem to be colourless.

The use of "white" and "colour" to describe racial types is a different question. "coloured" people (the term is now dated and may be offensive) or "people of colour" (not sure whether this is offensive to anyone)

fivejedjon AnonymousIf so, then why in journalistic jargon there are communities of colour that include all except the white people who seem to be colourless.Could you give an example of this?

Yes, I've heard a lot of that on the radio where journalists described the protesting community of black people in Ferguson (USA) as one of colour (or color in American

Anonymousjournalistic jargon

It's more than just journalists. When it comes to skin tones and hair colors, wild approximations are common among all people and they have become standard terms.

For example, certain people are said to have red hair. This is red: RED That's not the ha

Wow -- that was a bait-and-switch question!